anxiety attack

[orek]

(09-06-2014, 03:25 PM)The People Wrote: Naps help me. I lie down and drift off with the television blaring When I wake up I am much calmer. Well, probably what happened is there was an internal "shift change" while I napped. But it works for me.

Something else I often did was carry something in my pocket. A special stone, a tiny toy... anything that wouldn't be noticed but hat I could fidget with or even touch and know it is there. Somehow it made me feel safer.

I hope the day comes soon when you can face them without fear or decide that you don't have to face them at all. Meantime, good luck to you.

Hmmm, that's interesting. I'm thinking that's why naps help me, too. And the toy/memento in a pocket calms the kids, for us anyway. Good suggestion.